{"id":2782,"date":"2008-02-29T02:42:23","date_gmt":"2008-02-29T08:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/2008\/02\/29\/cleantech-opportunities-and-trends\/"},"modified":"2008-02-29T02:42:23","modified_gmt":"2008-02-29T08:42:23","slug":"cleantech-opportunities-and-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/cleantech-opportunities-and-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"CleanTech Opportunities and Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/files\/2008\/02\/greendigitalworldmap_blog.jpg\" alt=\"green world map\" \/><strong>The CleanTech Network held their <a href=\"http:\/\/cleantechnetwork.com\/index.cfm?pageSRC=SanFranciscoAgenda\">Cleantech Forum\u00ae XVI<\/a> this week in San Francisco. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These forums are created to bring together &#8220;clean technology entrepreneurs and investors, as well as corporate executives, professional advisors, and senior policymakers in an exchange of information about cleantech business and investment opportunities.&#8221; In addition to highlighting trends within the industry, they serve as a &#8220;matchmaker&#8221; between investors and entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/cgi-bin\/article.cgi?f=\/c\/a\/2008\/02\/27\/BUV8V93ND.DTL&amp;hw=cleantech+forum&amp;sn=001&amp;sc=1000\">San Francisco Chronicle<\/a> reports the Cleantech industry is alive and well in California with companies winning $1.79 billion last year (45% of the nationwide total of $3.95 billion).<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nOutcomes from this week&#8217;s forum demonstrate there&#8217;s a nationwide and worldwide interest in Cleantech as well. <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wal-Mart and the Cleantech Group<\/strong> have partnered to create an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cleantech.com\/accelerator\/\">online system<\/a> for green businesses to sell their products and services to Wal-Mart. After companies submit their proposal online, the Cleantech Group will review the submissions and make a recommendation to Wal-Mart about which proposals look most promising. The hope is that other companies will sign on to use this Cleantech Accelerator.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Cleantech Group is launching an operation in India<\/strong> to connect entrepreneurs and investors in India. The hope is that with less expensive, renewable fuel options, entrepreneurs in India will be in a better position to succeed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Representatives of Singapore and Abu Dhabi<\/strong> touted their regions as promising locations to do business as a cleantech company. Abu Dhabi has already created a venture capital fund of $250 million and is planning a city called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.masdaruae.com\/index.aspx\">Masdar Initiative<\/a> that is powered by electricity from solar power.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>As venture capital creates full functioning businesses, green jobs will follow.<\/strong> You can track the developments in the clean tech world by following what the Cleantech Group writes about in <a href=\"http:\/\/media.cleantech.com\/user\/register\">their newsletter<\/a>.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nWhere will green careers develop? <\/strong>Clean tech (or green tech) includes creating alternative energy sources, finding more efficient ways to use energy, and designing and manufacturing products that are earth friendly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you are up for an adventure,<\/strong> check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.masdaruae.com\/text\/vacancies.aspx\">career opportunities<\/a> with the Masdar Initiative in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cleantech Forum by the Cleantech Network shows worldwide interest in green technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":17440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[437,438,439,440],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>CleanTech Opportunities and Trends &#8226; 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